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Emma Merrigan #3
Taking Time
To free a family from a generational curse, time traveler Emma Merrigan journeys back in time to uncover the truth about a horrific act of violence that will transform the lives of a dynasty and begins to realize the possibility that to save those in the future, she will need to sacrifice those in the past. Original.
336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 30, 2004
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About the author
Lynn Abbey
146 books192 followersLynn Abbey began publishing in 1979 with the novel Daughter of the Bright Moon and the short story "The Face of Chaos," part of a Thieves World shared world anthology. She received early encouragement from Gordon R. Dickson.
In the 1980s she married Robert Asprin and became his co-editor on the Thieves World books. She also contributed to other shared world series during the 1980s, including Heroes in Hell and Merovingen Nights.
Abbey and Asprin divorced in 1993 and Abbey moved to Oklahoma City. She continued to write novels during this period, including original works as well as tie-ins to Role Playing Games for TSR. In 2002, she returned to Thieves World with the novel Sanctuary and also began editing new anthologies, beginning with Turning Points.
In the 1980s she married Robert Asprin and became his co-editor on the Thieves World books. She also contributed to other shared world series during the 1980s, including Heroes in Hell and Merovingen Nights.
Abbey and Asprin divorced in 1993 and Abbey moved to Oklahoma City. She continued to write novels during this period, including original works as well as tie-ins to Role Playing Games for TSR. In 2002, she returned to Thieves World with the novel Sanctuary and also began editing new anthologies, beginning with Turning Points.
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October 24, 2023
Help me read more books
Interesting developments in this one, wondering how it all works out, so that means I need to read the next book in the series. I liked this one, th world just keeps drawing me in. It doesn't really get more complex, but the problems the character face certainly escelate, and that lends urgency to the storyline, even if the rest of the folks who should know better are acting like someone stole their favorite desert off the tray before they could reach for the last one. (well, not really), but having heads of organizations throwing their weight around for no good reason, ignoring perfectly good experience, just because they haven't seen it, and probably wouldn't have anyway, since it's not in their skill set doesn't make much sense to me, but what the heck, people will be people, even in scifi stories.
Anyway, if you read the first or second book, then you probably don't want to miss this third one, so go grab a copy, and have at it.
I'm off to read the next one now.
Interesting developments in this one, wondering how it all works out, so that means I need to read the next book in the series. I liked this one, th world just keeps drawing me in. It doesn't really get more complex, but the problems the character face certainly escelate, and that lends urgency to the storyline, even if the rest of the folks who should know better are acting like someone stole their favorite desert off the tray before they could reach for the last one. (well, not really), but having heads of organizations throwing their weight around for no good reason, ignoring perfectly good experience, just because they haven't seen it, and probably wouldn't have anyway, since it's not in their skill set doesn't make much sense to me, but what the heck, people will be people, even in scifi stories.
Anyway, if you read the first or second book, then you probably don't want to miss this third one, so go grab a copy, and have at it.
I'm off to read the next one now.
April 24, 2020
To end a generational curse, Emma Merrigan travels back through time to the great Peshtigo fire of 1871--and faces the possibility that saving those in the future may mean sacrificing the 1871 survivor and his family to another forest fire in 1879.
January 23, 2024
The series actually gets better. More intriguing, more difficult problems. And I'm interested in the "science" behind how it works.
September 14, 2016
Things are actually starting to heat up. No pun intended.
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